Mark Probert wrote:
> JRy, you are making assumptions that the posted information does not
> sup****t. The posted information says that the parents know their child
> can handle scout camping with minor accommodations. They had to derive
> that knowledge from somewhere, and I suspect that it was from their
> being involved with their child.
Mark, you are making assumptions that the posted information does not
sup****t. The fact that the parents "know" that their child can handle
scout camping is irrelevant. The people who must be confident of this
are the scout officials; they are the ones who are responsible for the
safety of the child. Parents "know" a lot about their children. And
they may well be right in this case, but there is no indication that
they have made an effort to demonstrate this to anyone.
> Apparently, you have not had to be a parent to a special needs child. It
> is often a 24/7/365 effort. The special needs parents I know-all of
> them-are actively involved in their children's lives. There is no way of
> avoiding it.
Apparently you have never been responsible for a group of someone else's
kids. It's a scary proposition, and one not lightly accepted. There is
no way that I would risk the safety of a group of kids on the word of
the parent of one of them, especially if that parent had not expended
any effort to validate what they were telling me.
> As such a parent to two children, I find your ASSumptions insulting.
You are making assumptions that are much more sweeping than anyone else.
Your arrogant attitude doesn't help your case. Being a parent does
not give you the right to be insensitive to others, even on Usenet.
> BTW, I also found, when we attempted to have both of my sons get
> involved in Scouting, that there is serious resistance to having a
> special needs child in a regular group. We were often directed to
> special groups, which were woefully inadequate for my boys.
And of course this can be generalized to every Boy Scout group on the
planet.
> We eventually abandoned our efforts, and I will never, ever, sup****t
> scouting. You should note that my father's mother's maiden name is
> Baden, and, yes, she was related.
So you had a bad experience, and you're eager to paint with a wide
brush. As I said, I'm not a fan of the Boy Scouts, but at least I am
willing to try to get all the facts, or at least a few more than were
provided, before coming to a conclusion. You're amusing . . . at the
same time as you make a bunch of assumptions based on your past history
with Scouting, you deride others for making assumptions.
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